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Malta Retirement Programme (MRP)— income requirement, rules & eligibility.
Income requirement
Malta's Malta Retirement Programme (MRP) has no fixed monthly income minimum. It is deposit- or funds-driven: Property: buy ≥€275,000 (€220k Gozo/South) or rent ≥€9,600/yr (€8,750 Gozo/South); minimum tax €7,500/yr. Pension-composition test (pension ≥75% of chargeable income) + minimum tax — not an income floor. Verified against Commissioner for Revenue / Malta Tax & Customs — MRP Guidelines on 2026-06-25.
Key facts
Malta's Malta Retirement Programme (MRP) has no fixed monthly income minimum. It is deposit- or funds-driven: Property: buy ≥€275,000 (€220k Gozo/South) or rent ≥€9,600/yr (€8,750 Gozo/South); minimum tax €7,500/yr. Pension-composition test (pension ≥75% of chargeable income) + minimum tax — not an income floor. Verified against Commissioner for Revenue / Malta Tax & Customs — MRP Guidelines on 2026-06-25.
+€500/yr minimum tax per dependant Verify the current uplift with the consulate before applying.
No. The Malta Retirement Programme (MRP) requires passive income — pensions, rental income, dividends or annuities — not salary from remote employment. It's a tax-residence programme, not a simple visa: pension must be ≥75% of chargeable income and remitted to Malta, with property + €7,500 minimum tax and a flat 15% on remitted foreign income.
No — it is deposit- or funds-driven: Property: buy ≥€275,000 (€220k Gozo/South) or rent ≥€9,600/yr (€8,750 Gozo/South); minimum tax €7,500/yr. Verified against Commissioner for Revenue / Malta Tax & Customs — MRP Guidelines on 2026-06-25. Requirements change — re-verify before any decision.
Part of the WhereNext Retirement & Passive-Income Visa Requirements 2026 open dataset (CC BY 4.0), generated 2026-06-25. Figures are primary-sourced and dated; they change yearly — re-verify before any decision.
Same region, same dataset — compare the requirement types side by side. USD figures are normalised monthly equivalents at current FX; each country's own currency and basis is the binding figure, on its page.
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